Pharmacology
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Long-term use of prescription sleep meds unsupported by new research
Study authors compare sleep disturbance data for users and nonusers of sleep medications.
News
Study points to best treatments for depression in primary care
Outcomes with psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and the two combined are compared.
Original Research
Outcomes Associated With Pharmacist- Led Consult Service for Opioid Tapering and Pharmacotherapy
In this retrospective chart review, a pain pharmacy consult service managed by pharmacists was found to assist health care providers with opioid...
Article
Impact of an Oral Antineoplastic Renewal Clinic on Medication Possession Ratio and Cost-Savings
The creation of a pharmacist-managed oral antineoplstic renewal clinic resulted in an increase in the median medication possession ratio,...
Original Research
Reduction of Opioid Use With Enhanced Recovery Program for Total Knee Arthroplasty
A multidisciplinary pain management protocol for total knee arthroplasty significantly reduced inpatient length of stay and perioperative opioid...
Conference Coverage
Keep antibiotics unchanged in breakthrough UTIs
Risk of a second resistant urinary tract infection was not increased by changing continuous antibiotics in children.
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Quinolones and tendon health: Third-generation drugs may be safer
But the study design and execution had some limitations.
Conference Coverage
Intramuscular glucocorticoid injections seen as noninferior to intra-articular in knee OA
Intramuscular injections of glucocorticoids achieve a level of pain reduction similar to that of intra-articular injections in patients with knee...
News
FDA okays upfront pembro for advanced HER2+ gastric cancer
The accelerated approval is for first-line use in combination with other agents for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive...
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 impact on breast cancer: Upfront endocrine Rx increased